-oa
See also: Appendix:Variations of "oa"
Classical Nahuatl Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Suffix Edit
-oa
- (transitive) Instrumental verbal suffix; usually, but not exclusively, appended to nouns to create verbs. Transitive counterpart of -ihui.
Derived terms Edit
Finnish Edit
Etymology Edit
Confluence of Proto-Finnic *-odak, *-oidak, former from Proto-Uralic *-w- (attached to stems ending in -a-; compare -o) and latter from Proto-Uralic *-j- (with ensuing labialization of the preceding -a-).
Suffix Edit
-oa (front vowel harmony variant -öä, stem -o-)
- Forms frequentative and continuative verbs, primarily from nouns or verbs ending in -ta or -ata, but also from adverbs.